Fortunato Brothers

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in:🌈🍪🚨 RAINBOW COOKIE PROJECT UPDATE: QUEENS IS COMPLETE* 🚨🍪🌈6 pts
replying to u/justthefreakingtip: i know nothing about a good rainbow cookie, what's bad about fortunato bros?
“I found them to be extremely dry, very thin on chocolate, and lacking in almond flavor on multiple occasions.”
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in:Favorite eats around east side of williamsburg?48 pts
“best italian baked goods in my opinion”
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in:Rainbow cookie crawl. (14 bakeries, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn)9 pts
replying to u/Bread_man10: Where’s Fortunato Bros?? This is a dream activity for me, well done OP!
“I don't think Fortunato is very good -- their chocolate is hard (as if it were tempered).”
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in:Must try eats in NYC/Unique American foods7 pts
“Fortunato brothers canolli is better use of your time than any of the cheesecake spots.”
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in:Cannoli from Gino's in the Bronx. Not sure there's a better cannoli in the city but be sure to comment if there is one! I still haven't been to Villabate Alba in Brooklyn and plan to hit it soon.7 pts
“Fortunato brothers - cannolis AND pastries are phenomenal”
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in:best NYC Italian goods to bring home to family ?5 pts
“Fortunatos or venieros. Get biscotti or honestly anything. Can’t go wrong.”
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in:What are your favorite restaurants in Williamsburg?5 pts
“Fortunato for their pignoli cookies”
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in:Did a Manhattan bakery crawl couple weeks back, these were my thoughts on the places and my planned route for my next crawl. Based on these what are some places you’d add, change, or remove?5 pts
“Fortunato was my favorite, especially the lobster tail!”
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in:Rainbow cookie crawl. (14 bakeries, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn)5 pts
replying to u/Bread_man10: Where’s Fortunato Bros?? This is a dream activity for me, well done OP!
“In my experience the Fortunato Bros rainbow cookies have some structural issues - take one bite and the layers slide all over the place.”
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in:Rating of all the cookies in NYC3 pts
“Pistachio or pignoli cookies from Fortunato.”
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in:Best pistachio sweets or dessert in the city3 pts
“Fortunato bros pistachio cannoli”
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in:Does Archestratus still sell food like their rainbow cookies?3 pts
replying to u/halermine: It’s a mile or more away, but Fortunato Brothers will have everything you want
“They are in my top two for pignoli cookies that I ever tasted. Pistachio cookie are also pretty good.”
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in:Marchesi Bakery changed my life3 pts
“Pistachio filled sfogliatella at Fortunato Brothers in Williamsburg are delicious.”
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in:Pignoli cookies3 pts
replying to u/Garconavecunreve: Fortunato Brothers, circo or pasticceria monteleone
“Fortunato’s are amazing!!! As well as their rainbow cookies”
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in:What’s your favorite dessert place and order in NYC?3 pts
“Selection of rainbow, pignoli and pistachio cookies from Fortunato”
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in:Looking for cannoli recommendations. Had an amazing cannoli in Boston, MA from Mike’s.3 pts
“Fortunato Brothers is also good, your cannolo will be fresher the earlier you come in the day.”
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in:best NYC Italian goods to bring home to family ?2 pts
“Fortunato's - Rainbow cookies, cannoli, sfogliatella ... everything they make is pretty great.”
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in:Best places for cheesecake in NYC?2 pts
replying to u/halermine: I haven’t had cheesecake at either place, but Pasticceria Rocco or Fortunato Bros will probably have one, and a good one
“Fortunatos does everything well but I would much rather have their sfogilatella and cannoli”
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in:Best cannoli in New York City?2 pts
replying to u/festeziooo: Fortunato’s is for me the gold standard for cannolis and rainbow cookies. No one does it better.
“They never fill em fresh though — unless you go on cannoli day (I think it’s Thursday) they’re always slightly soggy imo”
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in:In search of good cannolis 2 pts
“Fortunato Brothers in Williamsburg is a close second for me and has the best shells imho”
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in:Favorite pistachio sweets or desserts that taste predominantly like pistachio?2 pts
“The pistachio biscotti from fortunato bros are top tier”
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in:What to eat in Manhattan that I couldn’t eat in LA?2 pts
replying to u/Garconavecunreve: NY slice + Jamaican beef patty Babka (Breads, Mixhaeli bakery or even better: Oneg in Brooklyn) Venieros Knish or similar at Jewish deli of choice
“Fortunato bros in willamsburg blows venieros out of the water- the rainbow cookies and pignoli are insane.”
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in:Did a Manhattan bakery crawl couple weeks back, these were my thoughts on the places and my planned route for my next crawl. Based on these what are some places you’d add, change, or remove?2 pts
replying to u/sticky-wicket13: I did a similar crawl in Williamsburg/greenpoint in Jan, did Win Son/Fortunato/Peter Pan/Radio. Fortunato was my favorite, especially the lobster tail!
“Fortunato has the best rainbow cookies in nyc!!!”
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in:Pignoli cookies2 pts
replying to u/LessLake9514: Fortunato’s are amazing!!! As well as their rainbow cookies
“Yep their rainbow cookies are my favorites too”
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in:Bakery for tiramisu cake1 pts
“Fortunato Brothers in Williamsburg has the best tiramisu cake of all time”
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in:Best pistachio sweets or dessert in the city1 pts
replying to u/justflipping: - Petit Chou - pistachio eclair - Librae - pistachio rose croissant - Moe’s Doughs - pistachio doughnut - Maman - pistachio croissant - Al-Sham Sweets & Pastries - baklava, knafeh - Tanoreen - baklava, knafeh - Ayat - baklava, knafeh - Lady M - pistachio mille crepe - L&B - pistachio spumoni - Keki Modern Cakes - pistachio cream puffs - Sant Ambroeus - Pistachio Gelato - Lady Wong - Pandan Pistachio Royaltine - Malai - cardamon pistachio crumble - Chinatown Ice Cream Factory - pistachio ice cream More recs: [ Favorite pistachio desserts or sweets?](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/comments/132tyye/favorite_pistachio_desserts_or_sweets/) [Pistachio soft serve](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/comments/13yikog/pistachio_soft_serve/)
“Want to add the Pistachio Canoli at Fortunato to the list with the caveat that I don’t think they have it everyday.”
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in:Looking for good bakeries 1 pts
replying to u/Shrimps2898: We're going to brooklyn specifically for l'industrie so anywhere relatively close to there? I'm also craving cannoli specifically! But everyone with me isn't looking for anything particular
“solid cannoli”
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in:25 Iconic Dishes That Define NYC - New York - The Infatuation1 pts
“I’d replace Fortunato’s sfogliatelle with Court Pastry”
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in:Going to Brooklyn for 2 days 1 pts
“Get the cannoli at Fortunato Bros!”
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in:Cheesecake1 pts
“If you like Italian cheesecake try Fortunatos in Williamsburg”
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in:Unique or Specialty and must have Sweet dishes1 pts
“cannolis and ranch know cookies from fortunato brothers”
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in:Signature/unique bakes at Brooklyn bakeries1 pts
“Get a cannoli from Fortunato Bros”
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in:🌈🍪🚨 RAINBOW COOKIE PROJECT UPDATE: QUEENS IS COMPLETE* 🚨🍪🌈1 pts
replying to u/Malsperanza: Ah man, if Fortunato has gone downhill, I will be very sad. They used to be maximum almond.
“I think they were kinda disappointing and dry :(”
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in:Rainbow cookie crawl. (14 bakeries, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn)1 pts
replying to u/donut_butt: I don't think Fortunato is very good -- their chocolate is hard (as if it were tempered). I think Settepani down the street is a lot better.
“Fortunately is generally pretty meh but their rainbow cookies are exceptional”
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in:Need NYC Food recs for a two week trip (NO Turist traps please!)1 pts
“Fortunato brothers for a cannoli”
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in:I give up, I can't drink coffee in this city anymore1 pts
“i go to Fortunato bros for italian style espresso”
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in:These are the next 7 places I plan to eat in NYC. Feel free to add 3 more based on what you can see.0 pts
“Also, do not sleep on the Italian cheesecake at fortunato brothers!”
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in:Help create my weekend -2 pts
“They're some of the best I've ever had.”
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in:Sfogliatella30 pts
“Fortunato Brothers”
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in:🌈🍪🚨 RAINBOW COOKIE PROJECT UPDATE: QUEENS IS COMPLETE* 🚨🍪🌈24 pts
“Fortunato Brothers is a crime”
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in:Best dessert in Williamsburg?17 pts
replying to u/JoeyBoomBox: Gotta second Martha’s. The selection is just everything you want and need.
“Fortunato Bros for the win”
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in:Favorite eats around east side of williamsburg?16 pts
“Fortunato Brothers”
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in:Best cannoli in New York City?15 pts
“Fortunato Brothers in Williamsburg hands down.”
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in:Does anyone know where in NYC or Staten Island I can get these?14 pts
“Maybe try Fortunato Bros.”
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in:In search of good cannolis 10 pts
“Fortunado Bros in East Williamsburg”
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in:Does anyone know where in NYC or Staten Island I can get these?10 pts
“Venieros, fortunatos and villabates. I wouldn’t stray from those 3”
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in:Rainbow cookie crawl. (14 bakeries, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn)8 pts
replying to u/WoebegoneBenAffleck: I saw a few comments about this and not sure why we didn't go! I get off work early today and will be headed over Since I feel this is urgent to complete my list.
“Fortunato Brothers is my favorite in the city.”
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in:best NYC Italian goods to bring home to family ?7 pts
“Emily's Pork Store + Fortunato Bros”
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in:Pignoli cookies6 pts
“Fortunato Brothers, circo or pasticceria monteleone”
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in:Veniero's and John's make a bad week slightly less sucky6 pts
replying to u/Direct-Pollution-430: Hit or miss? What Italian bakery in NYC is better? The eclair, cannoli, pignoli, strawberry shortcake, I mean I’ve had a lot of things from there and they’ve all been best of the best, I legitimately would love to know what’s better?
“villabate alba, circo’s, fortunato, la guli, tasty pastry. all come to mind.”
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